A new image shows Arp 105, a dazzling ongoing union between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy drawn together by gravity. The post Space scientists spot two galaxies merging to form ‘cosmic ...

The most accepted theory is that when two gas-rich galaxies merge to form a single larger galaxy, the gravitational interaction of the two galaxies causes gas to fall towards the supermassive ...

some in a far more dramatic fashion than others. SEE ALSO: 2 galaxies merge as 1 in remarkable Hubble Telescope photo Two galactic drama queens located about 350 million light-years away have just ...

This time it’s given us an amazing look at three galaxies merging and it’s absolutely breathtaking. Galactic mergers aren’t exactly a new thing. Hubble captured two galaxies merging earlier ...

A supermassive black hole that doesn't appear to be where we would expect seems to be travelling at more than a thousand ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is a collaborative effort between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope, which orbits around the Earth, Webb ...

These two galaxies are so tight ... Researchers believe that on a long enough timeline, colliding spiral galaxies eventually merge completely into one elliptical galaxy, populated primarily ...

2004 350, 140). When two galaxies merge, their SMBHs form a binary system at the center of the merged system, which eventually coalescences due to the energy lost in the form of gravitational waves.

I am not an astrophysicist, but my understanding is that two galaxies interacting don't need to cause wanton destruction. Instead, they can combine to make the night sky brighter for everyone.

A European dark matter telescope called Euclid has released its first treasure trove of data, showing galaxies by the ...

A rare instance of a supermassive black hole merger has been observed, resulting in a black hole exhibiting an unusually high proper motion. The New Scientist reported that this event holds ...